Homebuilders work to tie down safety against tornadoes
NORMAN — Slender steel straps, almost elegant in their simplicity, could make all the difference in a house if a tornado tears through the area.
“Basically, the whole idea is all the exterior walls and the upstairs are all strapped from the very top all the way down to the ground,” explained builder Curtis McCarty , owner of C.A. McCarty Construction, standing in the center of a 4,700-square-foot experim...
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